Fifth-wheel for automobiles.



- J. I. BOBBIE & J. G. GABBABT.

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Patented m a, 1010;

' h'oumn and (z) Jena UNITED UTATES PATENT OFFICIL.

roan-n IDIII IOIIIXI. PImIUlQ. All) 308' 0. OAIIAII, OI 1301A,

IIIIRSYLVANIA.

unit-wanna to: AUTOIOIILII.

048,829. lm 1mm hunt lnt-entcd Feb. 8, 1010.

Application lied lute-bar 80, 180.. Serial lo liiljll.

To all whom it may conrrru:

tie it known that we (I) Joetwn Joint l Llaanaa'r, citizens of the United ritatrn of America, reaming; i at (I) l'ittnbur and (2) Ingram, in e county of Alleg teny and b'tutc of lennsjl- \uniu, have invented certain new and useful lunroremrntn in Fifth-'lutcls for Auto. mo lllt'r of which the following in u aprilirution, refrtenee bring lnul therein to the uwompanying clrmring.

This invention relates to automobiles, and the objects of our invention are: lint, to provide an automobile or similar yehirle. with u lil'th wheel, att' lltl, to 'urrunge untifrirtinu bulls between the beuring surfaces l "f the liftlt wheel. third, to eliminule the ex- .uxlu l constitute one of the bearings of Him pom-ire and delicate slt't't'ltl" mechanism of un uutonmbilr; fotuth. to l'in'nish an uutomobile with u one-pionuxle, thereby obtaining .-trength mul rigidity in the forward truck or frame pt. an uutomobileg and tltth.

to provide it simple, inert a-naive tllltl durable forward trurh for an automobile. 'lhrne and such other objects us now hereinafter appear are uttuinesl hr in fifth wheel constntetion that will be hereinafter descrilmil in detail and then claimed. Reference will now he had to the drawing forming a part of this a wilicalitm, wherein Jilin umnerabi of reference 'deaignate eorrei apouding m throu'glnuit the neveral views. am! in w kite-- h gum 1 in an end or front elevation-of an autmnobilc provided with afiflh wheel 'nomttrurtetl in aceonlamae withour invention. Fig. 2 in an inverted ihln of the upper 1 member of the filth whee and Fig. 3 in a plan of the lower'uwmhcr of the name. In the ilrawiu nlhe Irft'renre numeral 1 t denotes an axle lltlt'iltg oil-wt ends A provided with spindles 3 for reroluble wheels I adapted to support the forward end of itu autoumbile or similar vehicle. The axle e l intermediate the ends thereof is provided with an annular eulargenmut ll of n greater depth than suirl axle, lllltl enhtr emcnt having the vertical sides or perip cry thereof eonnertrd to the axle 1 by hm'izontul webs 6. 'lhe enlargement 5 together with the tlfth wheel, and said enlargement is provided with a central vertical king bolt opening 7, and with openings 8, the latter for the purpose of savingmaterial in the connlruction of ti :r-titth wheel. and ia alao provided with anuunuhtr ball race 9.

The reference numeral denotes a bol- -ter provided with u central annular enlargement ll. similar to the enlargement 5 of the axle I. said enlargement 11 being muneetml to ulul reinforced relative to the illihill' by horizontal webs 12. The enlargement ll m provided with a central ltinf-bolt opening 13 tllltl with openings 14, the

utter for the same purpose as the openings 8, and.

is further men 15.

The reference numeral 16 denotea antil'rirlion bulls arranged in the racea 9 and t5, while t? denotes a king bolt. connecting the annular enlargun'mnta 0 and Hannahtuting the upper and lower member: of the lifth wheel.

The bolster It) is provided adjacent its ends with openings 20 to receive hold-fast devices (not shown) by means of which the bolster in *eclu'ed to 5 rings 21 of the vehicle body 18, these springs and the body bein r of an well known ty .l'he ax e 1 is-provid with cozmeetiona it) for the steering mechanism (not shown) of the automobile.

From the tort-fining it will be obaerved that an rautotnobt e constructed in accordt'uneo with our in" tion can tqalte handled in a comnhort turns and can paratively small space.

It is thought that the o ration and utility of our fth wheel wi be fully understood without further deacri tion, and while in the drawing there in il uatrated a prefcrred embodiment of the, invention; still we reserve the right to make such chanfea in the structural elements thereof a all within the scope 01 the appended claim.

Having now described our invention what we claim as new, ie:- In an automobile the combination with a one-piece axle, and e. bolster adapted to sun- Imrt. the forward of an automobile xxlv. of central annular enlargementscarried hylaaitluxle and said bolster and bein of u greutwmdepth thansuid axle. andaai bolster, horizontal webs connecting the peripheries of said enlargement: to said axle provided with an annular ball W, WM

tho conhnntinquh 'huinsflmnu found therein, wtiction bu! iunidncu batmnidunh his: bow: fidto may? I}: enhrgm men In nu an or! urpoau honinducribod p was on: of llid I In tuaiiimmy wh'emr'vi' we nflix our signal bull noes 5 mm in Hue prcacnce at um witnesses. ll arranged i JOSEPH JOHN SCHEME-3. tqnnu' .mm: 0. GARBART.

Witnesses:

. E]. C. Ewen,

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